2021-2022 Academic Calendar

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Fall 2021
 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

August 18-20

August 18

August 18

August 17 - Graduate School

August 19 -
Nursing PhD

ConvocationAugust 18 at 4 p.m.
(For new Graduate and Professional School Students)
First Day of ClassesAugust 23
Drop/Add DeadlineSeptember 3
Labor Day Holiday
(No classes held)
September 6
Founders' Day Convocation
(tentative)
September 23 or 24 at 5 p.m.
Founders' DaySeptember 26
Fall Break BeginsOctober 2-10October 2October 11October 2
Classes ResumeOctober 11October 6October 12October 6
Shopping Carts Open for Spring 2022October 18
Registration Begins for Spring 2022October 27
Registration Ends for Spring 2022November 8
Drop/Add Begins for Spring 2022November 9
Classes EndNovember 23November 23November 30
(Clinical Practicum Courses: N944 & N947)
November 23
Thanksgiving Recess BeginsNovember 24-28November 24November 25-28November 24
Reading PeriodNovember 24-29November 24-December 7November 25-December 5November 24-December 7
Final Exams BeginNovember 30December 8December 6December 8
Final Exams EndDecember 3December 13December 10December 13
ATI Live ReviewDecember 6-7
(mandatory for 4th semester students)
N/AN/AN/A
Spring 2022 Clinical Practicum Courses BeginN/AN/ADecember 1
(N942, N945, N948)
N/A
DUSON Fall Graduation CeremonyDecember 11 at 10 a.m.
Duke University Chapel
Non applicable for PhD students
Spring 2022
 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

January 3-7January 3N/A

N/A

First Day of Classes
(The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day)
January 5January 5January 3
(Spring Didactic Courses Begin)
January 5
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
(No classes are held)
January 17
Drop/Add EndsJanuary 19
Summer 2022 Registration BeginsFebruary 14
Spring Break BeginsMarch 5March 5March 7March 5
Classes ResumeMarch 14March 14March 8March 14
Fall 2022 Shopping Carts OpenMarch 21
Fall 2022 Registration BeginsMarch 30
Fall 2022 Registration EndsApril 7
Fall 2022 Drop/Add BeginsApril 8
Classes EndApril 11April 13April 13
(Didactic)
April 13
Reading PeriodApril 14-24
(Non applicable for ABSN students)
Final Exams BeginApril 12April 25April 25April 25
Final Exams EndApril 15April 30April 30April 30
Clinical Practicum EndsN/AN/AApril 30
(N942, N945, N948)
N/A
Clinical Practicum BeginsN/AN/AMay 1
(Summer 2022: N943, N945, N948)
N/A
ATI Live Review
(4th semester only)
May 2-3N/AN/AN/A
Commencement WeekendMay 6-8
DUSON Graduation CeremonyTo Be Determined

 

Summer 2022
 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

First Day of Classes

May 10

May 11May 9May 11

Drop/Add Deadline

May 25

Memorial Day Holiday
(No classes held)

May 30
Juneteenth
(No classes held)
June 20

Independence Holiday
(No classes held)

July 4
Classes EndAugust 1August 4July 29August 4
Clinical Practicum EndsN/AN/AJuly 31
(N943, N946, N949)
N/A
Clinical Practicum BeginsN/AN/AAugust 1
(Fall 2022: N944, N947)
N/A
Reading PeriodAugust 5
(Not applicable for ABSN students)
Final Exams BeginAugust 2August 5August 5August 5
Final Exams EndAugust 5August 7August 7August 7
 

 

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